Friday, September 25, 2015

<>China to Announce Cap-and-Trade Program to Limit Emissions- In what close observers are calling "a really big deal," President Xi Jinping of China will make a landmark commitment today to start a national program in 2017 that will limit and put a price on greenhouse gas emissions -- the move to create a so-called cap-and-trade system would be a substantial step by the world's largest polluter to reduce emissions from major industries, including steel, cement, paper and electric power.

China Says It Will Start the World's Biggest Carbon Market by 2017

Follow Along: Official China State Visit- Today, President Obama welcomes Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, at the White House for an official State Visit -- a joint vision for an international agreement on climate change